Now It's Time for Carney to Actually Fix Something
4/17/202630 min
With his new majority, the timer really starts on Carney’s ability to provide meaningful results for Canadians.
San Grewal and Kaveh Shahrooz consider if Carney has made headway on key issues like affordability, housing, immigration, and crime. He said he’d move fast, but what’s the hold up?
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Host: San Grewal
Credits: James Nicholson (Producer), Kallan Lyons (Associate Producer and Fact Checking), max collins (Director of Audio), Jesse Brown (Editor)
Guest: Kaveh Shahrooz
Additional music by Audio Network
Further reading:
- Opinion | Calling out Carney's 'fancy' education is loser talk. No wonder the Conservatives doubled down on it - Toronto Star
- Jen Gerson: Everything is going well in Liberal-land. Just ask them. - The Line
- John Ivison: Reflections on Mark Carney’s ambitions on the Titanic's anniversary - National Post
- The odd floor-crossing is one thing, but on this scale it undermines our system of government - The Globe and Mail
- Majority (62%) of Canadians Say Floor Crossing Should Not Be Allowed | Ipsos
- Wealthsimple partners with Elon Musk’s X for direct stock trading via social media | BetaKit
- Alberta government takes aim at Globe reporter over coverage of procurement scandal - Globe and Mail
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First 90 secondsSpeaker 00:00
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San Grewal· Host0:03
[upbeat music] I'm Sand Grewal, and today we're talking shit about the news. We'll talk about more political attacks on journalists, this time in Alberta. And have you ever wanted to trade stocks within Elon Musk's dumpster fire? Well, Canadians, you're in luck. But mostly we'll talk about some of the political headwinds Mark Carney will now face head-on with his manufactured majority.
Pierre Poilievre· Soundbite0:31
Oh dear, oh dear. Oh dear, oh dear. [laughing] Mr. Speaker, I feel like I'm in the presence of students.
San Grewal· Host0:37
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